ABU DHABI, UAE\/PRNewswire\/ \u2014 This year’s largest-ever edition of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW)\u00a0– hosted by ADGM, with ADQ as Headline Partner\u00a0–\u00a0will gather the world’s most influential financial institutions, policymakers, investors,\u00a0market leaders and innovators from 8th to 11th December 2025\u00a0in the ‘Capital of Capital’.<\/p>\n
The 2025 agenda features more than 60 events, 300+ thematic sessions, and approximately 750+ world-class speakers. This year, CEOs, Chairpersons, Presidents and Founders of organisations that manage over USD 62 trillion in assets worldwide are expected to attend, which is the equivalent of over half of global GDP.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the significance of this year’s event, H.E. Ahmed<\/strong>\u00a0Jasim<\/strong>\u00a0Al<\/strong>\u00a0Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM<\/strong>, said, “ADFW\u00a02025 will mark the next chapter in Abu\u00a0Dhabi’s evolution as a global financial hub,\u00a0bringing together\u00a0policy powers, investment titans, and tech pioneers from across\u00a0the world\u00a0–\u00a0all converging\u00a0in the heart of\u00a0the ‘Capital of Capital’. This edition\u00a0will\u00a0transcend geographical boundaries,\u00a0connecting the global\u00a0capital network through innovation, regulatory collaboration\u00a0and\u00a0cross-sector partnerships. As the world focuses on the future of finance, Abu Dhabi, through\u00a0platforms like ADFW,\u00a0is truly engineering it.”<\/p>\n Under the\u00a0official theme “Engineering<\/strong>\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0Capital<\/strong>\u00a0Network”<\/strong>, ADFW 2025 will explore topics the future of global finance, such as AI-driven innovation, shifting capital flows, institutional partnerships, regulatory evolution, and sustainable and inclusive financial systems.<\/p>\n Additional, confirmed speakers include Marc Randolph, Co-founder & Former CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Netflix;\u00a0Oliver Bate, CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Allianz;\u00a0Sergio Ermotti, CEO of UBS;\u00a0Steve Schwarzman, Chairman & CEO of Blackstone;\u00a0Bill Winters, CEO\u00a0of Standard Chartered;\u00a0Stephen Dainton, President, Barclays;\u00a0Stefan Bollinger, CEO, Julius Baer;\u00a0Clare Woodman, CEO \u2013 International of Morgan Stanley;\u00a0and\u00a0Andres Berger, CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Swiss\u00a0Re.\u00a0Also expected are Roberto Azevedo, 6th Director General\u00a0of\u00a0the World Trade Organisation (WTO);\u00a0Makhtar Diop, Managing Director\u00a0of\u00a0the International Finance Corporation; Shaikha Al Nowais, Secretary General Elect\u00a0of\u00a0UN Tourism\u00a0and Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East at the IMF.<\/p>\n Speakers from major asset management & sovereign entities and hedge funds, including Dilhan Palay Sandrasegara, CEO of Temasek; Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates; Alan Howard, Co-Founder of Brevan Howard; Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton; David Rubenstein, Chairman of Carlyle; Dmitry Balyasny, Founder of Balyasny; Robyn Grew, CEO of MAN Group; Philipp Hilderbrand, Vice-Chairman of BlackRock; Michael Rees, Co-Founder & Co-President of Blue Owl; Sandro Pierri, CEO, BNP ParibasAM; and Sadek Wahba, Chairman of iSquared.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, speakers from the banking and fintech industries\u00a0include Brian Armstrong, CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Coinbase; Charles Hoskinson, Co-founder of Cardano & IOHK; Joseph Lubin, Co-founder\u00a0of\u00a0Ethereum; Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-founder\u00a0of Solana; Jeremy Allaire, Chairman & CEO of Circle; Star Xu, Founder of OKX;\u00a0and Richard Teng, CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Binance.<\/p>\n Alongside existing flagship events such as the\u00a0Abu Dhabi Economic Forum\u00a0(ADEF), Asset Abu Dhabi, RESOLVE 2024, Fintech Abu Dhabi, and the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF), many new and returning featured and side events are set to gain traction with attendees.<\/p>\n On the first day, the newly introduced\u00a0Global Markets Summit\u00a0will explore macroeconomic factors driving the re-engineering of capital networks,\u00a0and the CNBC New Energy Finance Forum that will examine the multi-trillion-dollar shift to a new energy system.<\/p>\n Day 2 will feature Asset Abu Dhabi, the Global Financial Regulators Summit, AIMA Private Credit Summit, Infrastructure Summit and International Family Office Congress, which will explore how the global expansion of wealth is reshaping the generational family office sector and creating new investment opportunities.<\/p>\n On the same day, closed-door sessions such as the\u00a0IMF’s\u00a0roundtable will\u00a0gather\u00a0senior economic officials and financial sector leaders\u00a0to\u00a0discuss macroeconomic volatility, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Day 3 highlights include flagship events such as\u00a0RESOLVE and Fintech Abu Dhabi,\u00a0alongside\u00a0AI Abu Dhabi, which will\u00a0discuss the convergence\u00a0of artificial intelligence and financial services. Blockchain Abu Dhabi, meanwhile,\u00a0will explore themes such as blockchain, crypto, decentralised\u00a0finance (DeFi), and the disruption of traditional finance, and a Web3 Leaders Roundtable will convene policymakers, institutional leaders, and innovators.\u00a0<\/p>\n The final day will focus on sustainability\u00a0and ESG, featuring ADSFF.\u00a0Additionally, the Second EU-GCC Finance & Investment for Green Transition Forum will convene senior policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions to align on key strategies to finance a sustainable future, while the Women in Finance event is set to host some of the most influential global women leaders within the financial industry, meanwhile New York University Stern School of Business Abu Dhabi will stage their inaugural graduation ceremony.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n To view the full agenda of ADFW 2025, click HERE.<\/p>\n For more information and to register your interest, please visit: www.adfw.com \u00a0<\/p>\n SOURCE ADGM<\/p>\n Contact: Melissa Dsilva \u2013 melissa.dsilva@edelmansmithifield.com;\u00a0+971507288202<\/p>\n Send us your press releases to\u00a0pressrelease.zawya@lseg.com<\/p>\n Disclaimer: The contents of this press release was provided from an external third party provider. 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